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Charging consumers for sewerage upgrades ‘the only sustainable way’

Figures compiled by the FT show that dividends dished out by water companies hit £1.4 billion in the year to the end of March 2022.

Jack Peat by Jack Peat
2023-05-18 14:32
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Charging consumers for sewerage improvement works is “the only sustainable way” of providing funding, Water UK has said.

The trade body apologised on behalf of English water companies on Thursday for sewage discharged into rivers and coastal areas.

It said investors will front £10 billion to pay for improvements to storm overflows, aiming to cut the number of spills by up to 140,000 each year by 2030, compared with the level in 2020.

But customers will eventually repay all of that money with gradual rises in their bills, Water UK said.

We’re sorry.

We want to put things right – we have a plan and are determined to fix things as quickly as we can. The public are right to demand this gets sorted out, and we are taking action.

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— Water UK (@WaterUK) May 18, 2023

Ruth Kelly, chairwoman of Water UK, told BBC Breakfast on Thursday that it could take between 50-100 years for the investment to be repaid.

A spokesman said: “Investors will put up the money, with the costs then paid back in modest increments each year through bills.

“This keeps costs down and protects customers against paying the billions needed up front.

“We won’t know the precise impact on bills for some time. It is clear that huge investment is needed, and the only sustainable way of funding that is bills, but precise levels are for the regulator to determine.”

Figures compiled by The Financial Times show that dividends dished out by polluting water companies hit £1.4 billion in the year to the end of March 2022.

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Analysis of the ten largest water and sewage companies’ accounts shows there have been eye-watering handouts to shareholders in recent years.

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